Business View Civil & Municipal - May 2023

104 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 5 These businesses are located in the walkable downtown area to ensure that there’s foot traffic. During COVID-19, some smaller eateries in the city had to downscale and resort to serving in food trucks. Seeing an opportunity, the city partnered with the community to start a Friday Farmers Market that happens every second week. Groveland has been able to balance keeping a spotlight on smaller businesses with welcoming larger companies who are establishing distribution centers. The first prominent player was Kroger, followed by Amazon. Now, the city is home to four million square feet of distribution warehouses, which have been, or are currently being, built. Other players who have located in the city include Captive Air, Best Buy, and Carroll Fulmer Trucks. All of these companies also provide employment opportunities for the local residents. With a large number of construction projects in the region, the city is blessed to have Madrid CPWG Engineering Consultants, which is working on several projects. One such is the Streetscape Project, which is in its second phase. The project includes redeveloping the sidewalks to fit the city’s strategy. The initial phase included updated lighting, benches, irrigation systems, and trash receptacles. Work is also being done to replace existing trees, plants, and flowers in newly configured beds, as well as continuing the phase one job. “We’d love to thank the city board for the opportunity to continue our partnership in